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that trayvon martin was up to no good. and that was what led to his death. >> and that's exactly the point, that this was a teen-ager who had done nothing wrong, was walking through a community he had every right to be in and it went on from there but it was a strong beginning for the prosecution. >> i also thought it was very effective by bernie de la rionda was the way he weaved together all the statements george had given and interviews he'd given to the media, pointing out inconsistencies and suggests that he'd been almost rein reinventing parts of what happened according to the questions he'd been asked. >> this was a luxury provided by the defendant himself because he made so many statements. he'd made a number of them to police. a lot of them were audiotapes, he made videotape reenactments, he'd been on television telling me about what he did. so they took all those words in the trial and used it against him and bernie summed it up again today, only he called those inconsistencies certainly else. he called them lies
that trayvon martin was up to no good. and that was what led to his death. >> and that's exactly the point, that this was a teen-ager who had done nothing wrong, was walking through a community he had every right to be in and it went on from there but it was a strong beginning for the prosecution. >> i also thought it was very effective by bernie de la rionda was the way he weaved together all the statements george had given and interviews he'd given to the media, pointing out...
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will they find him guilty or not guilty of killing trayvon martin. the most we've heard from the defendant himself. >> did you now have sufficient time to discuss with your attorneys whether or not you wanted to testify in this case? >> yes, your honor. >> i don't need to know what was said but after those discussions, have you made a decision? >> yes, your honor. >> what is your decision, sir. >> after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. >>> so, he won't testify but his defense attorney mark o'mara is talking, striking a confident turn after today's dramatic session. >> i think we have a very, very good chance with the jury right now and with the evidence as presented. he's already given his story or statement five, six, seven times now so the jury has that and we just decided that there was enough evidence in there that we don't need to present any more. >> both sides using high drama with each holding a foam dummy did demonstrate the confrontation that ended trayvon martin's life. >>> dramatic stuff with this dummy and also, seeme
will they find him guilty or not guilty of killing trayvon martin. the most we've heard from the defendant himself. >> did you now have sufficient time to discuss with your attorneys whether or not you wanted to testify in this case? >> yes, your honor. >> i don't need to know what was said but after those discussions, have you made a decision? >> yes, your honor. >> what is your decision, sir. >> after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor....
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doesn't trayvon martin have the right to self-defense? >> here is the problem, ben crump, is many people will have absolute sympathy, but you say chase the evidence. it seemed there was a real shift by the state case in saying look, we concede that trayvon martin was probably on top of george zimmerman. now if you're that jury and you hear that u-turn on such a crucial piece of information, regardless of what happened in the buildup, we don't know who actually may have started the fight, regardless of that you're now left with a jury that believes trayvon was on top, and they are more likely than not to assume that the voice crying out for help is the person underneath. >> piers, it has always been our contention that there was some struggle, and if trayvon defended himself against a strange man who confronted him, he had every right to do so. but the cries for help, all of that is inconsequential when you think who started this. who was the initial aggressor? are you telling me if your child is walking home from 7-eleven and some strange
doesn't trayvon martin have the right to self-defense? >> here is the problem, ben crump, is many people will have absolute sympathy, but you say chase the evidence. it seemed there was a real shift by the state case in saying look, we concede that trayvon martin was probably on top of george zimmerman. now if you're that jury and you hear that u-turn on such a crucial piece of information, regardless of what happened in the buildup, we don't know who actually may have started the fight,...
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. >> trayvon martin, he was staying, he was there legally. he hadn't broken in or trespassed. he was there legally. he bought skittles and water mel lean or iced tea or whatever. that was his crime. >>> six women, five mothers will decide if zimmerman murdered trayvon martin or acted in self-defense. the jury may consider the lesser charge of manslaughter. that's important for the state and they hammered at the notion the unarmed black teenager was the aggressor. >> why does this defendant get out of the car if he thinks that trayvon martin is a threat to him? why? why? because he's got a gun. he's got the equalizer. he's going to take care of it. he's a want to be cop. >> we begin with martin savidge outside the courthouse in sanford. martin, what a day. highly emotional that closing argument from the prosecutor. i found it gripping to watch, and i have to say, if i was a member of that jury, compelling. >> right. let me point out the closing statement differed from the opening statement. a physical blow when they delivered the string of curse words at the beginning but today
. >> trayvon martin, he was staying, he was there legally. he hadn't broken in or trespassed. he was there legally. he bought skittles and water mel lean or iced tea or whatever. that was his crime. >>> six women, five mothers will decide if zimmerman murdered trayvon martin or acted in self-defense. the jury may consider the lesser charge of manslaughter. that's important for the state and they hammered at the notion the unarmed black teenager was the aggressor. >> why...